How to create ringtone in iTunes?

Anna Mikhailova

April 5, 2013

In order not to be like everyone else, many tune their mobile phone as soon as possible. A special place to play ringtones, because the original call attracts attention. To create a unique ringtone for your mobile phone, you need to get a special program, or you can do it via iTunes. For those who do not know how to create a ringtone in iTunes, the instructions described below will be very useful.

Instruction

The first thing you need to open iTunes, as soon as the program is downloaded, select the "file" menu, and then the "add file to library" command. Now you will need to choose the song from which you want to make a ringtone and click "open". Next, you need to click on the song with the right mouse button and select the “information” command.

After that, select the "parameters" tab, where you need to set the start time and stop time and click "OK". Also, before making a ringtone in iTunes, it should be noted that a piece of a song should not exceed 30 seconds, this is the rule of the portal.

Now you need to right-click on the song and select the command "Create version in ACC format" If there is no such item, then in the iTunes menu you should select: Edit-> Settings-> Basic-> Settings_Import, where in the window the importer select "AAC Encoder". After that, on a new track, the length of which is not more than 39 seconds, you need to right-click and select “copy”.

Next, click the “start” button and select “music”, in the “my music” folder, right-click and select the “create folder” command, which we call “ringtones”. Now you need to open it and click on it with the right mouse button and choose “insert”. After that, go to the “Start” menu, select “Control Panel” -> “Folder Options”, where in the “View” tab you should remove the check mark from the “Hide permissions for registered file types” option, and then return to the “Ringtones” folder where we right-click on the file and change the resolution from m4a to m4r after the point.

Install ringtone via iTunes

We created a ringtone, but this is not enough, you also need to know how to install a ringtone through iTunes. To do this, go to iTunes and select the “Edit” menu, the “Settings” command and the “Basic” tab and tick the “Show ringtones” checkbox. Then choose in iTunes. the “ringtones” tab, and in it the “file” and “add file to media library” items, in which we select the ringtone in the “ringtones” folder and click “ok”. After that, you need to connect your phone to your computer, select the ringtones tab and tick the “synchronize ringtones” option and click synchronize. Your ringtone has been added. Now you know how to make a ringtone through iTunes, and you can surprise your friends and colleagues.